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Art Institute Refuses To Give Up Nazi Loot
A drawing of a young, mustachioed man in uniform

Art Institute Refuses To Give Up Nazi Loot

The Art Institute of Chicago is putting up a fight regarding an Egon Schiele drawing that the Nazis possibly looted. The museum has been one of the targets of the Manhattan DA’s office for some time now. The Art Institute, … More…

Lost Klimt Sells In Vienna
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Lost Klimt Sells In Vienna

On Wednesday, there was some auction news out of Austria. The country’s second-largest auction house, im Kinsky, had the art world’s eyes fixed upon it as it hosted a small sale that included several works by the Viennese fin de siècle … More…

Prison Time For Peter Max Faker
A photograph of the artist Peter Max

Prison Time For Peter Max Faker

Last week, a Connecticut court sentenced a man to prison for selling fake paintings being passed off as originals by the American pop artist Peter Max. 29-year-old Nicholas Hatch of Wilton, Connecticut, was arrested in May 2023 for selling one … More…

Christie’s New York Modern American Sale
A landscape painting by Thomas Hart Benton of rural Utah, featuring a white horse at a fence in the foreground.

Christie’s New York Modern American Sale

On Thursday, April 18, Christie’s New York hosted its modern American art sale, the first major auction dedicated to American art since January. The sale primarily featured paintings and sculptures by twentieth-century American artists like Milton Avery and Andrew Wyeth. … More…

“Filthy” Churchill Portrait Goes To Auction
A black-and-white photographic portrait of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill

“Filthy” Churchill Portrait Goes To Auction

A preliminary study of Winston Churchill’s least favorite painting will go to auction at Sotheby’s later this year. When we think of famous portraits of Winston Churchill, the first one that comes to mind is the 1941 photograph by Yousuf … More…

The Allure Of Steve Jobs And The Apple Computer
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The Allure Of Steve Jobs And The Apple Computer

The recent auction hosted by Boston-based RR Auction, titled Steve Jobs and the Apple Computer Revolution, showcased the enduring allure and value associated with items linked to Apple’s iconic co-founder, Steve Jobs, and the groundbreaking company he helped build. Despite … More…

150 Years of Impressionism
Impression, soleil levant by Claude Monet

150 Years of Impressionism

When the painter Gustave Caillebotte died in 1894, he bequeathed his entire art collection to the French state. In his will, Caillebotte expressed his wish that the seventy-three paintings be displayed at the Musée du Luxembourg before being transferred across … More…

Superman Soars At Auction
action comic #1 featuring Superman holding up a green car from 1938

Superman Soars At Auction

In the realm of comic book collecting, the rivalry among superheroes extends beyond the pages of their adventures to the auction houses where their iconic issues command staggering prices. The dynamic between Superman and Spider-Man, two titans of the genre, … More…

Christie’s Paris Impressionist “Oeuvres Choisies”
A colorful, Fauvist double portrait of the artists Henri Matisse and Étienne Terrus.

Christie’s Paris Impressionist “Oeuvres Choisies”

On Tuesday, April 9th, Christie’s Paris hosted the first Impressionist sale that will be all the buzz the rest of the week. They started with their “oeuvres choisies,” or select works, a collection of twenty-three paintings and sculptures from prominent … More…

Brooklyn Museum Sells Out
circa 1820, elements from the parlor and dining room, wood house front door; two wood mantels and stone fireplace surrounds; eight wood windows; three wood doorways

Brooklyn Museum Sells Out

The Brooklyn Museum recently succeeded in deaccessioning several rooms of antique furniture and decorative art, a process often regarded with skepticism within the museum community. Typically, there are strict guidelines governing deaccessioning, including the requirement that any funds generated must … More…

Ukrainian Museum Calls Out Russian Looting
The Kherson Art Museum (photo courtesy of Kristina Fedorovych)

Ukrainian Museum Calls Out Russian Looting

A Ukrainian museum has shown that Russian forces looted thousands of items, including nearly one hundred paintings, successfully transferring them to other museums in Russian-controlled areas. In a Facebook post on March 29th, the Kherson Museum announced that it had identified … More…

ARC Select 2024: Opening Night Success
ARC Select 2024 opening night at Rehs Contemporary Galleries

ARC Select 2024: Opening Night Success

Last Thursday, April 4th, Rehs Contemporary Galleries opened the fifth edition of its ARC Select exhibition. Since first hosting these shows in 2016, Rehs Contemporary Galleries has worked with organizations like the Art Renewal Center to help promote some of … More…

Still Missing: The Giza Van Gogh
A floral still life by Vincent van Gogh

Still Missing: The Giza Van Gogh

The most recent incident in our ongoing Still Missing series is the theft of a Van Gogh painting in 2010. Poppy Flowers dates to 1886, during Vincent van Gogh’s time in Paris, and measures 26 by 21 inches. Some scholars say … More…

ARC Select 2024 Now Open at Rehs Contemporary
Margo Selski - Presentation of the White Rabbit

ARC Select 2024 Now Open at Rehs Contemporary

As of 5:00 pm EST, the ARC Select 2024 exhibition is now open. On display are dozens of paintings and a collection of sculptures by eight artists associated with the Art Renewal Center. This year marks the fifth edition of … More…

California Confronts Courts With Proposed Art Law
An impressionist street scene of the Rue Saint Honoré in Paris

California Confronts Courts With Proposed Art Law

California state lawmakers are pushing through legislation that will make art restitution easier for Holocaust survivors. In January, I wrote about a restitution case going through the American court system for over twenty years. The case centers around a Paris … More…

The British Museum Finally Sues
The exterior facade of the British Museum in London.

The British Museum Finally Sues

It’s been some time since I’ve written about the drama that began unfolding at the British Museum.  last year. The last update I gave was in December when the museum’s deputy director resigned while an independent panel submitted a list of … More…